A new discovery about the structure of melanin has brought scientists one step closer to developing a new, potentially ultra-protective sunscreen derived from a biological substance found in nearly all organisms.
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A Better Way to Study Ocean Currents
To study ocean currents, scientists release GPS-tagged buoys in the ocean and record their velocities to reconstruct the currents that transport them.
Oregon State Researchers to Study Climate Fluctuations in the Ocean Along Washington’s Olympic Coast
A team of Oregon State University researchers is leading a three-year effort to learn more about climate fluctuations in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary using more than 20 years of oceanographic data.
Study Finds Carrying Pollen Heats Up Bumble Bees, Raising New Climate Change Questions
A new study from North Carolina State University finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees.
How Vancouver’s Geese Affect Our River Systems
In a bid to control the Canada goose population in the city, the Vancouver Park Board has approved a plan for “lethal removal.”
Extremely Hot Days Are Warming Twice As Fast As Average Summer Days in North-West Europe
New research led by the University of Oxford has found that climate change is causing the hottest days in North-West Europe to warm at double the rate of average summer days.
